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Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

Ir was an "unholy dear' on the part of
the Douglas county delegation to tamper
with the tax clause as it left the COM
mittee OF fifteen. 1t was an 'unholy
deal' in the same delegation to modify
the clause in response to the urgent sup
plications of our representative business
men. Anything and everything con-
nected with the charter was unclean and
unrighteous which did not have the APP
proval and endorsement of the contrac-
tor and scavengcr's brigade.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

Little change is noted in the general
trade situation. Jobbers have had bet
ter trade owing to mlder weather, which
has quickencd preparations for spring
wants, though but few of the markets
have shown any decided activity. 1ndi-
cations point to an improving trade, how
ever, as the season advances and the de-
velopment of outdoor enterprises be-
comes practicable.
Wool is moving very slowly, and while
values are not quotably lower the posi-
ton is not SO strong, and there is less
confidence among the trade owing to the
unsatisfactory opening of the new sea-
son for heavy clothing woolcns. The
latter are selling little better
than they did, but demand is not
active and thus far has not real
lied expectations. Business in iron
and steel has been generally less active,
but confidence in the future of the mar
ket continues strong because production
in all departments is heavily sold ahead.
Old material isweaker in price, but there
has been no decline in crude or finished
products. Wheat declined heavily dur
my ItSI week. speculative ScnllucIt Is
not unfriendly to wheat as an invest
ment, but the outside buying interest is
small, and operators who are long" of
the staple have become tired of waiting
for a revival of export demand or other
favoring influences to advance the mar
ket, and many of them have been selling
out on the theory that lower
range OF values is inevitable before the
expected rise shall take place. The
downward turn of values has been helped
along by the absence of sensational crop
scares and by the more peaceful tenor
of the foreign political news. The in
terror movement of wheat is light, but
exports have decreased in volume, and
the decline in visible stock is unimpor.
tant. The foreign demand at the mo-
ment is light and unsatisfactory, and no
Improvement is looked for until supplies
in the United Kingdom, recently repen-
ished by large imports, shall again begin
to run down. The situation is favorable,
however, for renewal of demand later
in the season, as present stocks in Europe
are unequal to requirements for the bal
ance of the cereal year and must be sup
plemented by liberal imports, which will
have to be sent chiefly from the United
States. The export demand for corn is
very fair, and home consumption con-
tinues to absorb Il large amount of this
grain at fairly steady prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

A DISPATCH announces that Alex NJ
Arthurs, of Winnipeg, with l,4OO pounds
of supplies, has started to find the north
pole. American newspapers will defray
expenses of the trip. Another gentle.
man accompanies him. MIR. William
Nye one time sent a correspondent in
search of the same pole. A relief party
found well kept diary. The happen
ings each day were faithfully recorded
On certain Friday the historian sud-
denly ended his labors. His hast page
was something like this: II see large
bear coming, lie is laughing. l think
he sees ne. He is here. He seems glad
10 see me. lie is hugging and embracing
me. -" We aope Alex may return
safely With the pole In his possession.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

ARTISTS have their romances like COM
mon people. William M. Chase, tho art
ist, has treated his fellow-craftsmcn to n
sensation by publishing marriage notice
dated n year ago, in which the contract
ing parties named were himself and Miss
Alice Gerson, very pretty and bright
young woman who has posed as his
model for two or three years. This is
one of the rarest romances in artist life,
and it is kept secret no longer because
there is a baby IN the family.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

SENATOR HoAR of Massachusetts, mod
estly claims over q thousand dollars rs an
attorneys fee for recovering the Ne.
braska saline lands from the strong en-
brace of squatter long time ago. He
prays the legislature to grant his claim.
Times are pretty hard out here this WIN
ter, and the legislature had better recon-
mend that the Bay State senator take his
pay in salt. He may need it to save his
bacon the next time he runs.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

IN MIR. MANNING's withdrawal from the
treasury, the president loses "a guide,
philosopher and friend" Let us hope,
however, that Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Morton
will not trouble themselves about filling
the vacancy. For once, let us give Grover
n chance to make choice. The gentle
and childish resignation of Colonel Frank
p. Ireland is earnestly and hopefully
pointed out to the two great leaders of
Nebraska democracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

WE apprehend that Senators Mcikle-
john, Conger and Majors will survive the
imperhnent lecture to which they were
treated by the gricf-stricken champion of
the Omaha paving gang. We imagine
they will survive the wrath of the crowd
that wanted the senate to frttcr away
two weeks more on single bill that did
not concern anybody outside of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

lF THIS thing comes to war and the
Canadians are fed On fish, n midnight
surprise would not be as serious as n din
ner hour attack. A cannon loaded with
cod fish balls would make cruel weapon.
The ravishing and penetrating perfume
of such ammunition would even excel tho
dreaded Chinese death dealing stink pot
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

THERE is nothing in this world like
perseverance. Colby talked against the
Omaha charter until his health failed,
ana although being very sick in bed,"
as his spokesman said it. instead of de-
voting what might have been bat few
brief hours left HIM for prayer ana con-
fesson, he fooled his friends and physi-
clans by claiming that he was preparing
n will, when in truth it was a vigorous
written kick against the Omaha charter
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16
Which Eyes are Fairest?

Joseph Alptonsr@ Farrell in Atlanta Constitution.
Which eyes in woman are the tairest
'Mongst those OF every huep
I've asked a dozen, and now dearest,
l ask you which You think the rarest-
Come, tell me-tell me true.
All. sweetest Mabel, to your query
An answer you request
Know, then, the faireSt eyes, my fairy,
Though brown or blue, though sad or merry,
Arc those we love the best.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

MIR. AGEE incllnes to the opinion that
the railroad bill as submitted by the COM
mittee is not his legitimate offspring, but
he has SO much pride that he would
rather father it than have it go about as
an orphan.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

ACCORDING to the Herald, Church
Howe is reported to have said that the
charter fight cost his SIDE $4,000. Ac-
cording to the Republican, Church Howe
"all last week was wearying the patience
Of the opponents of the charter by claim
ing that he could buy five votes in the
senate" Somebody is lying or else tales
are being told out of school.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

TIE Wisconsin gold find continues to
create great excitement. There is pos
sibility that after the entire state attempts
to locate at Chippewa Falls. a town lot
syndicate recently formed there will have
sufficient wealth TO retire. 1t should be
remembered that the syndicate was
formed before the gold was found.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

The legislature should not adjourn
without taking some steps to protect the
tate from bogus and graveyard insurance
companies. Senator Meiklejohn has q
bill in the senate which IN the main will
serve the purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

and the Turks" OF the Turkish women,
he said they were beautiful, and graceful
in everything except their walk, which
resembled the waddle of a duck. Mr..
Wallace shrewdly awaited until he had
returned to America TO refer to the duck
like movement
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

Mr.. SULLIVAN insists that he must
write book. Mr.. Sullivan has always
been treated kindly by the American peo,
pie. He is cold, unfeeling and selfish. 1t
is generally regarded as hard to get near
him. Why he should be so ungratcful to
his people is hard to imagine, as the cul-
tured Bostonians will be knocked out on
the first chapter,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

HOUSE Roll No. 449 reduces the price
of marriage licenses to one dollar and
fifty cents. This is move in the direc.
ton of economy. If that bill becomes a
law we predict the failure of many old
bachelor clubs, and consequent increase
in the double majority.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

WE are informed by DR.. Talmage
that the twentieth century "will see the
victory of the church." Well, by that
time this legislature will have adjourned,
and we see nothing in the way. This nine
teenth century, or the latter part of it,
has been the victory of the railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

THERE is generally accepted and
somewhat doleful theory, that the only
way to beat II life insurance company is
to secure policy and die. An invcsti-
CATION of the Beatrice concern, recently
mentioned in these columns, robs
even that grim story of its only pleas
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

Mr. LITTLE, of Ohio, following Van
Wyck's proposition, on Monday intro
duced bill IN congress proposing Il con
stituuonal amendment for the election OF
senator's by the people of the several
states. Should such an amendment be-
come law, there would be cheerful
rafting of dry bones out this way, about
Il year from next November.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

A MAN over in Iowa contemplated sui.
eide long number of years. Finally, in
the darkest hour of his dependency, he
exclaimed, "why yknot2"-and he knotted
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

IT is probable that General Middleton
voices the sentiment of the more intelli-
gent and judicious Canadians when he
says, referring TO the fisheries dispute,
that there is not the least chance of war
between the two great English-speaking
Anglo Saxon races" but there is reason
to believe that the element he speaks for
is not largely represented in the govern
ment of the Dominion. Certainly those
IN authority, whatever their views may
have been rs to the chance of war, have
directed their efforts so as to invite sue h
result, and were they dealing with
people less tolerant and forbcarIng than
the American people it is not questiona-
BILE that they would before this have
brought it about. Having presumed to
the last extremity upon our patience, the
American people now only propose to
apply to them the same sort of treatment
they shall apply to us, and make a trial
rs to who can stand it the longest. There
is no general desire in this country to
perform the not very difficult task Of cas-
tigating Canada. There would be moth
ing gained by doing so. But we may re-
fuse to have anything to do with her if
she persists in behaving unfairly, as she
now seems disposed to do. Meanwhile
the good offices of men like General Mid
dleton ought to be actively exertcd to
bring the ''hot-headed and foolish
tongued" to sense of their mistake.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

1r will be presently discovered that this
paper has made no tie-up to prevent rail
road legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

THERE is no doubt now existing and it
is proven that General Lew Wallace is a
shrew diplomat He recently lectured in
Brooklyn, :his subject being; Turkey
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

The city of Omaha is bigger in the
eyes of the legislature than a few con-
tractors, scaveugers and small bore lob
bYiSts.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

WHETHER in Mexico or Utah--it seems
to be n question-Dr. Miller did not re-
turn soon enough to rescue his paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

In the annual New York publication,
Men of the Time," mention of Mr.. Agee
is s:udiously and meanly omitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16
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fore me this 18th day OF February A.. d.. 1857.
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fSFALl Notary Public.
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deposcs and says that he Is secretary of The
erage daily circulation of the Daily Bee for
the month of February. 1886, was 10, 595 copies;
for March, 1886, 1857 copies; for April,
1886, ~ l91 copies: for for May, 1886, IL, 439
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1885, 12,3l4 copies; for August, 1886. IL, AGA
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1856, 13,HS copies; for December, 1886, Ii, 237
copies for January, 1887. l6,2GG copies.
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Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16
OMAHA WEDNESDAY,. FEBRUARY e

of two old residents and pioneers-~James
L Boyd, mayor, and james Creighton,
first chairman OF the board OF public
works, and the record shall stand. -.
Mr.. Scully, OF Dublin, an Irish land
lord of the worst type, owns 15,OoO acres
of land in Nebraska, which he refuses to
sell at any price. The land is leased to
tenants and all improvements, such as
buildings, sheds, etc, revert to the land
lord under ironclad contracts, when the
lessee departs. To meet this and other
flagraut cases OF absentee and alien land
lordism, the house of representatives has
passed bill to make such land revert to
the state at the death of the owner. Mr..
Scully can't die too soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

A FEW agltated real estate dealers will
wonder now what they were kicking
about.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16
Iowa Items,

Bremen county claims to be the Eden
OF fine horses.
Plans for new packing house to be
built in Sioux City are being drawn in
Chicago.
The Rock Island railroad officials agree
to locate the company shops in Daven-
port provided the city give the site, the
estimated cost of which is Sl0,S00. The
buildings will cover IL, 900 square feet of
ground.
Two inmates of the Harrison county
poor house, each of whom was about
sixty years of age, applied to. the clerk
recently for license to enable them TO
marry. The request was very sensibly
refused.
The report that little girl from Ben
ton county was being i'll treated at the
soldiers orphans home ut Davenport is
erroneous. The little glrl is from the
orphans home, Jacksonville, Ill , and is
living with family at Vinton, which, it
is reported, has not been treating her as
she deserves.
The governor has called meeting of
the board of regents of the state uni
versity to be held at Iowa City on the
2Sth inst, The purpose of the meeting is
to graduate the students from the med
ical department, but the subject of sue
cessor to President Pickard may also be
considered.
The official record of marriage licenses
in the Carroll county clerks Office bears
n minute in red ink over the face of
permit issued last month to the following
effect: This license returned and can
celled, no marriage having been con-
tracted or performed hereunder, the
parties having changed their ideas"
There ought to be material in these few
words for first class breach of promise
suit.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16
Dakota.
The ground is frozen to depth of fou
feet in the Black Hills.

The ground is frozen to depth of four
feet in the Black Hills.
The Methodists of Yankton have de-
clared for woman suffrage.
A gentleman in Washington writes
that $500 miles of new railway will be
built in Dakota this year.
The attempt to sink an artesan well at
Brookings has been abandoned at great
depth on account of rocks and other diff
culties.
During the progress of trial at Lead
last week knock down arguments were
resorted to freely and much other un-
seemly conduct resulted.
Oliver Gaar, ranchman living on the
Belle Fouche, between Empire and Vale,
was found few days ago almost frozen
to death He was living in bachelor
quarters, and when found was in bed
scantily covered and no fire in the house
or fuel on hand. 1t is believed he will
die. His age is seventy-one.
Wyoming.
The troubled waters of municipal strife
in Lusk have subsidized, and the residents
have disarmcd.
The Union Pacific shops at Evanston
are crowded with work, requiring night
and day gangs.
-Four section men, it is reported were
frozen to death on the Oregon Short line
near Granger last week.
The bill granting the Billings, Clarks
Fork IL Cook City railroad the right of
way through the Crow Indian reserva-
ton has passed the senate. The con-
struction of this road will rcvolutionlze
the range, mineral, oil and agricultural
conditions of the best portion of north
ern Wyoming. This portion of northern
Wyoming lies in Fremont and johnson
counties, and comprises the entire region
of the Great Big Horn basin, with an
area larger than the state of Connecticut
and only some hundred square miles less
than Massachusetts.
DR.. Hayfold, OF the Laramie Sentinel
who visited Cheyenne recently, gives the
following picture of the capital city:
Cheyenne winds are peculiar. You will
be walking along bracing with all your
might against Il head wind when sud-
denly something will strike you in the
back which you mag inc Is n bale of hay.
In walking the length of block you Will
be turned mind side before and wrong
end up from thirty to fifty times. 1t is
consoling to know that no one Will wit
ness these interesting gyrations and aero
batic performances, because the air is all
the time so filled with dust, gravel, avn
ings, signs, barrels and dry goods boxes
that nobody can see rs far as they can
reach Even Cheyenne ladies with their
large feet and slim legs can perambulate
the streets with perfect impunity."
Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-16

The brokers of New York are deeply
exercised over bill introduced in the
legislature of that stare providing for II
tax of one-fftIeth of one per cent. on
speculative sales. According to member
of the stock exchange who testified be
fore n committee OF the state senate, such
a tax on the annual transactions of the
exchange would amount to $5,0OO,O0
averaging $1,000 to each member. This
would be a very handsome revenue for
the state. and might be made to do great
service in the charitable institutions, to
which it would be we'll to devote a rev.
enue from tins source Such employ
ment of it would justify the tax TO the
people at large, if any justification were
needed, ana would be likely to give II a
claim to pcrmanence, AS to the Justice
of a law of this kinda law applying
strictly to speculative sales.--future can be
no reasonable contention, Speculation
is the bane of the financial and CONNER.
cial systems of this country. In no other
country is il so entirely method of
gambling as it is hare. Its effects are
pernlcious and demoralzing. 1t may
not be possible TO abate it, but like other
irremovable evils il can and should be
made to pay for its existence. The prin'
ciple of the bill before the New York leg
Islature is sound but the success of the
measure against the formidable influence
in opposition to it is not probable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Shelter the Implements.

Our friend, just one word. That
reaper and binder which you bought
last harvest time, and which did you
such good service in garnering the gol-
den sheaves of your wheat field-did
you not quite forget it? Where the
last sheaf was cut and bound it is still
standing. The winter rains and SHOWS
are beating upon it and wearing it
more than usage in reaping. You will
want to use it when the summer comes
round again; and if you are careful
for it, it will serve you many years.
These machines are costly and it will
not pay you to be buying new one so
often. That kind of business runs
away with too many of the profits. 1t
will take you about an hour to bring
in your reaper and put it under shell
ter, and though late, it will be better
than never. In another hour you can
shelter the acme harrow, the two
plows, the cultivator and the horse
rake. The time will be we'll employ
ed and your trouble will not be regret
ted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09

and his homely, scramblihg signature
on the business end of d check will
drain more money out of the bank in
five minutes than you could get out
with a ream of paper and a copper
plate signature in six months.
Young men are useful and they are
ornamental, and we all love them, and
we couldn't engineer picnic success
fully without them. But they are no
novelties. They have been here. Ev-
cry generation has a full supply of
them, and will have to theend oftime; !;
and each crop will think themselves
quite ahead of the last, aud will live
to be called old fogies by their sons.
Go ahead. Your sons will, by and by,
pity you for your old, old ways. Don't
be afraid that your merit will not be
discovered. People all oyer the world
are hunting for you, and if you are
worth finding they will find you. A
diamond isn't so easily found as q
quartz pebble, but people search for it
all the more intently. -E1.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Plain Talk for Young Men.

Remember, my young friend, that
the world is older than you are by sew,
eral years that for thousands of years
it has been full Of smarter and better
young men than yourself; that when
they died the old globe went whirling
on and not one man in ten millions
went to the funeral or even heard OF
the death. BE smart as you can, oi
course. Know as much as you can.
Shed the light of your wisdom abroad
in the world, but don't try to dazzle OF
astonish the people with it. And don't
imagine thing is SO simple because
you may happen to think it is. Don't
be too sorry for your father because he
knows Sc much less than you do. He
used to think he was as much smarter
than his father as you think you are
smarter than yours.
The world has great need of young
men, but no greater need than the
young men have of the world. Your
clothes fit you better than your fathers
fit him; they cost more money; they
are more stylish. He used to be straight
and nimble, and perhaps thought his
father old-fashioned. Your mustache
is neater, the cut of your hair is better
and you are prettier-oh, far prettier
than "pa." But, young man, the
old gentleman gets the biggest salary
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
HOUSE AND FARM.
Wearing Tight Shoes.

Women who pose as models have as
a rule, poorly shaped feet, said all art
ist to reporter. If their feet are not
poorly shaped they are apt to be out OF
proportion by being too small. The
reason is obvious. Women are ambi-
tious to have small feet and hands and
at an early age they begin to wear tight
shoes. The result is that their feet are
cramped and do not grow with the 9TH
er members of the body. Of course
there are some professional models who
began early in life and never cramped
their feet with tight shoes. They have
correct proportions. I speak general
ly of the mass of women who become
models after they are 1S years old.
Women imagine if they have small
feet and hands they have all that is
necessary to give them a shapely ap-
pearance. A worse mistake was never
made. Women who are large should
naturally have feet in proportion; from
an artistic point of view they look bet
ter. But you can notmake them think
80.
A crusade ought to be waged against
wearing tight shoes. The tight shoes
in the first place cramps the toes alto
gether, until they lose shape and be-
come frescoed with corns. The foot
doesn't get the free circulation of blood
in it that it should have and falls be-
hind in growth.